Automobile plow.



O. H. LINCOLN (in E. 0. PARKHURSTI AUTOMOBILE PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1910.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

3 SKEETS"SHEBT 1.

0. H. LINCOLN & E. 0. PARKHURST.

AUTOMOBILE PLOW.

APPLICATION rum) APR. 28, 1910.

1,001,537, Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ATTORNEYS ATTORNEYS 0. H. LINCOLN,& E. O. PARKHURST.

AUTUMOBILE PLOW.

APPLIUATION1ILED.APR.28, 1010.

WI TIVESSES:

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torso tare-tit??? OLIVER HARRIS LINCOLN EDSON ORRIN PARKHUBST, OF BROWNEL'L, KANSA.

AUTOMOBILE PLOW.

'Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Automobile Plow, of which thefollowing is a fnll,.clear, and exact, description.

Our invention relates to automobile plows, and it has for its object toprovide one, with traction wheels disposed near the front and at niltimes in the same position, relatively to the engine, whether the plea:is beinp driven in a straight line or is being turned to one side or theother, the plowsharcs heing disposed'unde'r the engine and being helddown to their work by the weight thereof.

Still other objects oi? the invention will appeal; insthe followingcomplete descriplZiOIL In this specification we will describe thepreferred term of our invention, it being understood that the scope ofthe invention is defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis spot-i tication, in which similar characters .ol. rol erenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 isa side elevation of the invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of theinvention: and Fig. 3 a sectional plan View oi the invention. l Byreferring to the drznvtngs, it will he soon that a frame is rnovided,consisting of a platform 5, to the underside of which, at the front.there is secured a holster member 6, this bolster member (3 having ahorizontal opening 7 therethrough, in which projects the. forward end ofan open Ill'ttlllt 5i. "lhis open; frame 8 has a transverse metnher it.having an orifice 10, through which is disposed a pin 11, the pin 11heingr seated at.

its upper and lower tcrminalsin the bolster inel'nbei G. Secured to theholster.tpemher t') one at each side, are axles t2, on'which are mountedtraction wheels 13 which support the forward end of the plow. t

The open frame 8, which is disposed helow the frame 5, has, near itsrear end, a

Specification of Letters Patent. liflrtgnihed All? 22,

Application filed April 28. 1910.

Serial No. 558,281.

vertical bearing let, in which is journaied a post [5, the post 15,below the barring 1 1-, being bifurcated as at 16, the bifurcatedportion 16 having hearings in which is journaled an axle 1'7, on whichmounted a wheel 18, this Wheel '18 supporting the rear of the plow. .Asshown in the drawings, we

prefer to journal the post 15 in the bearing l t at one side of the rearof the open frame 8; but it is, of course, understood that this post 15may be jonrnaled in a bearing in any other portion oi the rear of theFrame 8 that may be desired. We prefer to mount the post '15, with thewheel 18, near one side of t to frame 8 in order that it: may follow oneof the plowshares and travel in the fun row made by said plows-lune. Inthe sanitway one of the traction wheels [.23 may travel in a furrow madeby one oi? the end plow-- shares, as the plow was previously drivenacross the lichl.

Bearing members It) are secured near the rear of the tframe 5. at itsunder side, rollers 22 being ionrnalt-d in these hcarin nuanhers It, therollers 2t) lacing provided to travel on :1 transw-rse member :21secured to the frame This transverse member Ql'has its l'olwvard laceFormed into the shape of the curved rack 22, which is engaged by a gearwheel 2 mounted on a post 2t journaied in a bearing in the Frame 5. thispost Q-l extending); a distance above the frame 5 and having secured toit, at its upper cnd. a steering wheel :25. llacl: of the steering\vln-cl there is a scat so, which is sup ported Irv a spring member 27secured to th upper side of the frame 5. A tiller member is provided intwo sections. one of the se tions :lR lit-in rigidly stt'tll'td to theupper end ol the post 15 the other section 39 beingpivoted to thercaiyo't' the l'ralnc 5, each of these sections .29 and E29 having guiden1cmhers 5K0 on their terminals, in which the companion sections aredisposed respectively.

On thc platlornt f isinonntcd the engine .it. havin the usual tly-wheel232 on the shaft 2525,:1 gear wheel ill being also mounted this pin 66,by which the moved to rotate the wheel with its mounted to rotate on ashaft 39, the gear wheel 38 carrying bevel gear wheels 11, the

bevel wheels 41 being pivoted to the' gear wheel 38, to rotate on axessubstantially at right angles to the shaft 35). The bevel gear wheel 4:1mesh with a bevel gear wheel 12, secured to the shaft 39, and a bevelgear wheel 13 mounted to rotate relatively to the shaft 39. To the bevelgear wheel d3 there is-secured a gear wheel 44, the gear wheel 44';meshing with a gear wheel 15 secured to one of the traction wheels 13. Agear wheel 415 is secured to the other end of. the shaft this gear wheel16 meshing with a gear wheel 41? secured to the other traction wheel 13.

Secured to the under side of the frame 8, are plates, to which arepivoted links 50, a frame, consisting of longitudinal rods 51 andtransverse rods being disposed below the rods 49, the transverse rods 52being pivoted to the links 50. Pivotcd 'to these transverse rods 52 arelinks transverse rods 5:: of the, bottom frame being pivoted to thelinks 53, the transverse rods 54 being connected by longitudinal rodsThe plow shares 57 are secured to the bot-tom frame. 52 are a lever 58and a. link 59, the lever 58 having its lower arm pivoted to a member 60of the lower frame hawing the transverse bars The link 59 is secured toa pin 61 journaled in bearings 62 secured to plates 63, which aresecured to the under side of frame 8, gear wheel 6 1- being secured tothe link 59, so that the rotation of the gear wheel 64- will swing thelink 59 relatively to the plate 63.

Secured to the frame 8 and disposed upwardly therefrom, are bearingmembers 65, in which is journaled a pin 66, a toothed sector 67 beingsecured to this pin 66, the sector being disposed through an opening inthe frame 8, with its teeth engaging the gear wheel ti l, a lever 68being also secured to sector 67 may be link 59. A quadrant 69 isprovided, to be engaged by means on the lever 68, so that the lever maybe secured in a predetermined posit-ion relatively to the frame 8.

In using the invention, the operator, by means of the rod 70 having thehandle 71, may govern the engine 31, and as the engine is driven and thetraction wheels 13 are rotated, the plow isdriven across thefield. theplowshares 57 being drawn thereby. When the operator desires to turn theplow to the right or to the left, he may do so by rotating the steeringwheel 25, which causes the frame 8 to'be thrown laterally relatively tothe frameb, so that the plowshares 57 and the rear wheel 18 are moved tothe side to which the operator desires to drive the plow,

Pivotcd to the rear transverse rod roe-1,5 3?

the traction wheels 13 maintaining, at all times, their positionrelatively to the engine 31. The frame 8 is thrown laterally as the post21 is rotated by the steering wheel 25, the gear wheel 23,011 the post,engaging the curved rack 22, which causes the post 24 and the frame 5 tomove laterally relatively to the. transverse member 21, which is securedto the frame 8. As the frame 8 is moved to the right or to the left, itcarries with it the post 15 and the wheel 18, but as the section 28 ofthe tiller is secured firmly to the post 15, the post 15 is rotated,inasmuch as the section 29 of the tiller is pivoted to the rear of theframe 5. It will therefore be seen that, as the frame 8 is thrown to theright by the action of the gear Wheel 23 on the rack 22 of thetransverse member 21, the tiller moves to the left relatively to theframe 8. The wheel 18, at the rear of the plow, is thereby throwa wellto the right and is, at the same time, turned to travel. toward the leftrelatively to the frame 8, so

that it is possible for the plow to turn quickly.- In the same way, theplow may be turned in the opposite direction.

In operating the plow, the lever 58 turned on its fulcrum,therebythrowing its lower arm from a perpendicular to an obliqueposition as may be desired, by which means the lower frame having thetransverse bar 54- is disposed at a predetermined distance from theframe having the transverse bars 52, to one of which the lever 58 isfulcrumed. By the movement of this lever 58, the plowshares 57 may bemoved up or down to a position where they will engage the earth and willdo the general work desired, these plowshares 57 being secured to thelower "frame having the transverse members 54, as has been described.Then the lower frame, having the transverse rods 54, has been adjustedin what is substantially the proper position to do the work, the operator may obtain any furtheradjustment byline-ans of the levers68,'secured to the toothed sector 67. By moving this lever 68, thesector 67 will rotate the gear wheel 6% and inasmuch as the link 59 issecured to this gear wheel 64, the link 59 will cause the frame havingthe transverse rods 52 to move forwardly and backwardly from a verticalto an obliqueposition, thereby raising the frame having the transverserods 52 from the ground, as may be desired.

The plow shares 57 are connected with the lower frame by means of thecurved. bars 57*.

Having thus described our invention, we claim new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In an automobile plow a frame, axles secured thereto at its forwardend, traction wheels mounted onthe axles, an hglne mounted on the frame.means by whieh the engine is ad: pted for rotating the traetion wheels,at seoond frame disposed below and pivotallv eonnerted with the forwardend of the tirst onentioned frame. a supporting 'wluml apared from thetrartion wheels and mounted on the serond-uu-ntion d frame. means forsaipporting the rear of the [hash mentioned frame on thet-ZH'tllltl-lllt'lill()i!t'tl frame, and llttftlltf-v for moving one ofthe frames relatively to the other.

55. lo au automobile plow, a frame. axles mounted thereon, wheelsmounted on the axles, a seeond frame disposed under and pivoted to thefirst-menlioilttl frame, a post journaled in a hearing in theseeoml-mentioned frame, an axle mounted on the post, a wheel mounted onthe axle and resting on the ground, and a tiller secured to the post andpivoted to the first-mentioned frame.

3. in an automohile plow, a frame, axles neeured thereto, wheels mountedon the axles, a seeond frame pivoted to the first-men: tioued frame. a.post, journaled in a bearing, in one of the frames, gearing eonneetingthe poet with the other frame. a post journaled in a barring in theseeond-menthmetI frame, an axle uuulnted on the post, a wheel mount edon the axle and resting on the ground, and a tiller seemed to the postand pivoted to the tirst-mentioned frame.

lfln an autonu'rhilo plow, a frame, axles mounted thereon, wheelsmmlnted on the axles, a set-end frame pivoted to the firstmentionedframe. a. post journaled in a hearing in the seeond'n'ientioned frame,an axle mounted on the post, a wheel mounted on the axle and resting" onthe ground, a tiller secured to the postand pivoted to the first.-mentioned frame. a second post journaled in a hearing in thetirst-mentioned frame, a

gear wheel secured to the post, and a rack on the serond-mentioned framewith which the gear wheel meshes.

5. in an automobile plow a frame, axles secured thereto, wheels mountedon the axles, a second frame disposed in the same vertical plane as thetirstauentioned frame, and pivoted its forward end to the forward end ofthe first-mentioned frilime, a post jourualed in a hearing inthMsheOnd-meIr tioned frame, alt-axle mounted on the post, a wheelmounted on the axle, and resting, on the ground, and a tiller seeuredtothe post and pivoted to the first-mentioned frame.

6. In an automobile plow, a frame, axles secured thereto, wheels mountedon the axles, a second frame pivoted at its forward end to the forwardend of the first-mew tioned frame, a post journaled in a bearing in thesecoml-mentioned frame, an axle mounted on 'the post, a wheel mounted onthe axle and resting on the ground, a tiller secured to the post at oneend, the other end of the tiller being pivoted to the first-mentionedframe. a serond post journaled in a hearing in the tirstanentionedframe, and ,e'eariug eonnerting the post with the secondmenlioned frame.

7. in an automobile plow, a frame, axles set-tired to the frame. wheelsmounted on the axles, a serond frame pivoted to the lirst- HttHtlUIIt'llframe. rollers journaled in bearlogs in the lirsl-mentioned frame, whichare adapted for traveling on the serond-mentioned frame, a postjournaled in a bearing, in the lirst-menlioned frame, a gear wheelseeured to the post, a rarl; on the serondmentioned frame, with whichthe gear wheel meshes, a seeond post j urnaled in aloearing in theseroud-mentioned frame, a wheel journaled in a bearing in the post, anda tiller in two sertions. earh seetion having a guide in \\lllt'll theother seetion may travel. one section being seeured to theserond-mentioned post and the other section being pivoted to thefirst-mentioned frame.

8. in an automobile plow, a frame, axles seeured thereto, wheels mountedon the axles, a seeond frame pivoted to the first-mentioned frauur, apost journaled in a bearing in the seeond-mentioned frame, an axlemounted on the post, a wheel mounted on the axle and resting on theground. and a tiller in two seetions, each sertion having], a guide inwhieh the other section may travel, one section of the tiller beingseeured to the post and the other section being pivoted to thefirst-mentioned frame.

9. In an automobile two frames one pivoted to and disposed above theother. a post journaled in a bearing in one of the frames, a wheelmounted on the post, wheels supporting the other frame, and a tillereonneetiim the post with the last-mentioned frame.

10. In an automobile two frames, one piv ot'ed to and disposed above theother. fol' ward wheels for supporting the frames, mleaus for supportingthe rear of one of the frames on the other f ante, a. post journaled ina hearing in the rear of one of the frames, :1. wheel mounted on thepost, and a tiller oonneetingr the post journaled in the said frame withthe other frame.

11. In an automobile plow two frames, one disposed under the other,axles secured to one of the frames, wheels mounted on the axles, a postjournaled in a bearing in the other frame, an axle mounted on the post,a wheel mounted on the axle and resting on the groundpa tiller securedto the post and pivoted to the frame on which the axles are mounted, andgearing connecting the two frames.

12. In an automobile plow a frame member, 21 bolster member having ahorizontal openin secured to the frame member, axles secure to thebolster member, wheels mounted on the axles respectively, a second Intestimony whereof We have signed our 10 frame (he-posed in the openmgand plvoted names to H115 speclficatwn 1n the presence of to the bolstermember, a supportlng Wheel two subscrlblng wltnesses.

I i spaced from the first mentioned wheels and i OLIVER HARRIS LINCOLN An .1 V 1 e lllOuLtfld 011 i116 Smond lllQhtlJnQQ 1341118 l i means forsupporting the rem. oi the first mentioned frame on the second mentionedWitnesses:

frame, and means for moving one of the JOHN B. SGHABEN, framesrelativelyto the othelz ADAM MEHL R.

